Love and letters mend forty two years apart
Mrs. Henrietta Allestree, aged 64 but proud to look 48, endures a long separation from husband Joseph after he travels to London for "an important matter." After days of hopeful waiting and a bitter mood, Joseph returns with fourteen letters, delivered to Miss Henrietta Shower, rekindling their lifelong affection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Allestree
All Square
Hue
Joseph
Mr. Allestree
Perley
Kennedys
Henrietta
Panust
Mrs. Allestree
Toonday
Jimmy
Stoneton
London
Molly
Suilrs
Saad
Tay
Mr. Minnwell
Dearlotta
Joenee
Fanlii
Hetta Shower
Joseph Anlestree
Pearson's Weekly
Fisherman and balky horse tale from New York Sun
A long anecdote about a fisherman who never moved his balky horse until it chose to. The tale describes the horse stalling at sea shore, tide, bets from bystanders, and eventual movement only when the wagon floated. The piece closes with a quiz about European amusements and various brief notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Sun
Antiquity and Trade of Precious Stones Across Ages
The article surveys gem use from ancient times through the Roman era to the discovery of the New World. It notes Venice and Genoa as historic gem markets, India as a leading diamond producer, and Amsterdam handling a major trade share. It mentions a boron carbon compound capable of cutting diamond produced in an electric arc.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Venice
Genoa
Uneat
India
Golequda
Amaterdam
M. Molsdan
New York
Aus
Daily bird songs guide from dawn to dusk in nature
Nature favors a fixed daily musical order with the robin opening at daybreak, followed by the bobo link at sunrise. Evening shifts to vesper sparrow and solitary thrush. Also described is the delines scope, a portable surveying camera using a 45 degree mirror to trace landscape features for recording and mapping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. Neville
Norwegian Farmhouse Furniture And Living Conditions
A vivid description of a Norwegian farm home shows a dare table, a wooden sleeping box filled with straw, a bare chair, a wall bench for family boxes with names and birthplaces, and clothes hung on pegs. The room has no carpet plaster or varnish, only solid wood, white enamel on door and window, a kettledrum, two large windows with one glass pane missing, and an improvised air vent using an oval rusty tray.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norway
England
Sivert
Chambers’ Journal
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Cassell
Europe
Mir
Pamlet
Lord Salisbury
Chamberhint
Grindstone
Prince Bisnirek
Mar. Toole
Ela
Cuba
Reading Railroad
Harris
Pennsylvania
William Griffith
Wyoming
Scientific American
H. J. Davis
Pueblo
Col
Thee
Aun
Davis
Soda
Cence
Mr. Nobbing
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